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Ritholtz's Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My Tuesday morning train reads:

  • Tech Superstars Never Went Through Cash Like Today's Big Burners ( Fortune ); see also Thanks to Facebook, your cell phone company is watching you more closely than ever ( the Intercept )
  • History Made: U.S. Passive AUM Matches Active for First Time ( Institutional Investor )
  • Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint ( CNN but see A cognitive scientist explains why humans are so susceptible to fake news and misinformation ( Nieman Lab )
  • The new kilogram debuts today. It's a massive achievement. ( Vox )
  • In the High-Flying Hamptons, Real Estate Is in a Rut ( New York Times ); see also Trump's tax overhaul is taking a serious toll on the Hamptons real-estate market ( Business Insider )
  • Where an Entire Day's Worth of Food Came From ( Grub Street )
  • CEO Pay, America's Economic "Miracle" ( New York Times but see CEOs Share Their Most Helpful (and Unconventional) Career Advice ( Wall Street Journal )
  • Alabama's Extremist Abortion Bill Ruins John Roberts' Roe Plan ( Slate )
  • Uber, Lyft drivers manipulate fares at Reagan National causing artificial price surges ( WJLA ); see also As Thousands of Taxi Drivers Were Trapped in Loans, Top Officials Counted the Money ( New York Times )
  • What Happened When I Tried to Surf an Artificial Mega Wave ( Wall Street Journal )

What are you reading?

States Add to String of Tax Revenue Gains

Source:  Pew


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